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Inquiry Dates                      |Subjects                                                             

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16 and 22-31 March 1993            |Proposed retail developments at                                      

                                   | Crawmill farm, Crail road, part                                     

                                   | of the holiday camp site and St.                                    

                                   | Andrews road, Anstruther.                                           

31 August 1994                     |Proposed timeshare chalet,                                           

                                   | development at Brownhills                                           

                                   | Cottage, by St. Andrews.                                            

School Playing Fields

Mr. Hain: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) if he will list the capital receipts from the sale of school playing fields for each of the last six years by education authority;

(2) if he will list the number of school playing fields by local education authority for (a) 1979, (b) 1983, (c) 1987, (d) 1992 and (e) the latest available date.

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton: The information is not held centrally within the Scottish Office.

Food Poisoning

Dr. Strang: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the total number of reported cases of salmonellosis in Scotland in each year since 1979; and what is the latest available figure for this year.

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton: The total numbers of cases of salmonella infection reported by laboratories to the Scottish centre for infection and environmental health are as follows. These figures do not necessarily reflect the total incidence of the infection in the community, since doctors do not routinely send specimens from every case for laboratory confirmation.


Year          |Number of                  

              |Notifications              

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1979          |1,483                      

1980          |1,577                      

1981          |2,526                      

1982          |2,621                      

1983          |2,288                      

1984          |2,221                      

1985          |1,690                      

1986          |2,015                      

1987          |2,286                      

1988          |2,580                      

1989          |2,578                      

1990          |2,441                      

1991          |2,330                      

1992          |2,992                      

1993          |2,919                      

1994<1>       |2,401                      

<1> as at 14 October                      

Dr. Strang: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the latest figure for the number of cases of food poisoning reported in Scotland in 1994.

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton: A total of 3,380 cases of food poisoning were reported in Scotland during the period 1 January to 14 October 1994.

Medical Appointments (Aberdeen)

Mr. Wallace: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what information he has on the number of patients from (a) Orkney and (b) Shetland who have travelled to Aberdeen for medical appointments at the Aberdeen Royal Hospitals trust or the Grampian Health Care trust, and have been returned home without the appointment having taken place, in each year since 1 April 1992, and from 1 April 1994 to 30 September 1994.

Mr. Lang: This information is not held centrally. If the hon. Member has a particular case in mind, I suggest he takes it up direct with the relevant health board.


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Schools

Mr. Donohoe: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many (a) primary schools and (b) secondary schools within each education authority area in Scotland currently have school boards; and how many (i) primary


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schools and (ii) secondary schools there are in each education authority area in Scotland.

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton: The information, reflecting the outcome of the 1993 94 round of biennial parental elections, is as follows:


                       Primary Schools         Secondary Schools                  

                                                                                  

                      |Schools    |With Boards|Schools    |With Boards            

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Borders               |73         |45         |9          |9                      

Central               |116        |86         |18         |17                     

Dumfries and Galloway |116        |84         |16         |16                     

Fife                  |145        |100        |19         |16                     

Grampian              |274        |175        |38         |33                     

Highland              |199        |137        |27         |23                     

Lothian               |240        |156        |46         |43                     

Strathclyde           |887        |736        |172        |160                    

Tayside               |187        |114        |32         |30                     

Orkney                |24         |13         |6          |6                      

Shetland              |35         |20         |9          |9                      

Western Isles         |45         |25         |16         |14                     

                      |-------    |-------    |-------    |-------                

Scotland Total        |2,341      |1,691      |408        |376                    

Note:  1. Schools as at September 1993.  2. Schools with Boards in existence at   

31 May 1994.                                                                      


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NHS Helpline

Mr. Donohoe: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many calls have been made to the NHS helpline for each month since its establishment; and how much the Scottish Office has spent in establishing, publicising and administering the helpline.

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton: The cost of setting up the NHS helpline was £72,401. Since it became operational in October 1992, expenditure on administration of the service totals £303,585 and expenditure on publicity totals £108,241. The total number of calls, both interactive and non-interactive, received each month by the NHS helpline since it came into operation is as follows:


Date                             |Number         

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29 October-20 November 1992      |759            

21 November-19 December 1992     |710            

19 December-15 January 1993      |674            

16 January-12 February 1993      |1,303          

13 February-12 March 1993        |1,140          

13 March-9 April 1993            |1,214          

10 April-7 May 1993              |834            

8 May-4 June 1993                |975            

5 June-2 July 1993               |1,128          

3 July-30 July 1993              |1,236          

31 July-27 August 1993           |861            

28 August-24 September 1993      |801            

25 September-22 October 1993     |1,059          

23 October-19 November 1993      |765            

20 November-17 December 1993     |644            

18 December 1993-14 January 1994 |561            

15 January-11 February 1994      |956            

12 February-11 March 1994        |1,039          

12 March-8 April 1994            |790            

9 April-6 May 1994               |1,165          

7 May-3 June 1994                |824            

4 June-1 July 1994               |1,280          

2 July-29 July 1994              |1,204          

30 July-26 August 1994           |1,056          

27 August-23 September 1994      |1,218          

24 September-25 October          |4,007          

                                 |-------        

Total                            |28,203         

Water and Sewerage Boards

Mr. Donohoe: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what measures the Scottish Office has taken to recruit the chairmen and senior management of the proposed water and sewerage boards.

Mr. Stewart: Normal procedures for appointments to public bodies are being followed. Executive search consultants have been contracted to assist in the recruitment of chief executives. Additionally, invitations have been issued to Confederation of British Industry, Convention of Scottish Local Authorities, National Farmers Union of Scotland, Scottish Consumer Council, Scottish Landowners Federation, and Scottish Trades Union Congress to offer suggestions for appointments to the membership of the new authorities. Suggestions from these organisations, and others, are now being considered.

Mr. Donohoe: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland which private companies the Scottish Office has engaged to advise or assist in the recruitment of the chairmen and senior management of the proposed water and sewerage boards.

Mr. Stewart: Andrew Rait Ltd. executive search consultants, has been appointed to assist in the search for the chief executives of the three water authorities.

Residential Care Homes

Mr. Donohoe: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what guidelines have been issued to health boards concerning the monitoring of standards within nursing homes.


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Lord James Douglas-Hamilton: The Scottish Office issued four sets of model guidelines between October 1989 and December 1993 covering the needs of specific client groups. The model guidelines and date of publication, are listed and copies have been placed in the Library of the House:

Model Guidelines for the Registration and Inspection of Nursing Homes for the Elderly (October 1989)

Model Guidelines for the Registration and Inspection of Independent Hospitals and Nursing Homes Providing Acute Services (March 1992)

Model Guidelines for the Registration and Inspection of Nursing Homes Providing Care and Treatment for People With a Learning Disability (December 1993)

Model Guidelines for the Registration and Inspection of Nursing Homes Providing Continuing Care and Treatment for People with Dementia (December 1993).

In addition to the above sets of model guidelines, a document setting out national standards for the registration and inspection of nursing homes in Scotland is currently being produced for publication next year.

Mr. Donohoe: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many (a) nursing homes and (b) residents of nursing homes there are in each health board in Scotland.


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Lord James Douglas-Hamilton: The information on private nursing homes as at 31 March 1994, is as follows:


                                                   |<2>Residents/              

Health Board           |<1>Homes     |Beds         |Patients                   

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Scotland                                                                       

Argyll and Clyde       |32           |1,150        |1,044                      

Ayrshire and Arran     |58           |2,142        |1,997                      

Borders                |17           |723          |530                        

Dumfries and Galloway  |13           |508          |360                        

Fife                   |17           |795          |666                        

Forth Valley           |21           |884          |712                        

Grampian               |44           |1,761        |1,648                      

Greater Glasgow        |54           |2,471        |2,068                      

Highland               |26           |1,009        |956                        

Lanarkshire            |47           |2,181        |2,029                      

Lothian                |69           |2,322        |2,095                      

Orkney                 |-            |-            |-                          

Shetland               |-            |-            |-                          

Tayside                |37           |1,635        |1,509                      

Western Isles          |2            |65           |62                         

                       |-------      |-------      |-------                    

Total                  |437          |17,646       |15,676                     

Notes:                                                                         

<1> Establishments registered by Health Boards under the Nursing Homes         

Registration (Scotland) Act 1938 ( as amended).                                

<2> All categories.                                                            


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